Jose Eduardo Dos Santos was a renowned Angolan President who served from 1979 to 2017. He was also commander in chief of the Angolan armed forces and holds a record of being the longest serving President of Angola . He is a great contributor towards the liberation of black people from apartheid rule and supported liberation movements in Southern Africa.
Santos came from humble beginnings, born to a bricklayer in an impoverished town of Luanda Angola on 28 August 1942.His journey to greatness... moreJose Eduardo Dos Santos was a renowned Angolan President who served from 1979 to 2017. He was also commander in chief of the Angolan armed forces and holds a record of being the longest serving President of Angola . He is a great contributor towards the liberation of black people from apartheid rule and supported liberation movements in Southern Africa.
Santos came from humble beginnings, born to a bricklayer in an impoverished town of Luanda Angola on 28 August 1942.His journey to greatness began in school when he joined the anti-colonial movement while getting his degree in petroleum engineering and radar communications in the Soviet Union which is present day Russia. When Angola attained its independence he was put as the first foreign minister of present day Angola until he replaced Agostinho Neto as President after his death.
Santos was known to be a realist and when he came into power he tried to smooth this over with the west who did not recognize the MPLA-led government. He was popular during the first years of his reign with the ordering of the withdrawal of Cuban forces from Angola. As time passed on he and his political party became unpopular after having stayed too long in power The more he stayed in power the more he was accused of being authoritarian and corrupt.
